Why Christ's Vicar on Earth would decide suddenly that he really isn't Vicar material anymore since nobody voluntarily relinquishes the papacy. Or at least hasn't since the Battle of Agincourt was front-page news. I mean, admitting frailty or infirmity is kinda like admitting to the faithful that you're not exactly infallible, which is what you pretty much have to be to, you know, be a Holy Father. Otherwise you're just a cranky old white guy in a white robe and a funny hat whose primary job obligation seems to be scolding the ladies for having sexytime sans babies, and scolding the menfolk for wanting to buttfuck each other.
Then again, the church broke one longstanding tradition back in the '70s when they elected the Polish guy Pope, so perhaps we are simply seeing another old habit (pun intended) fall by the wayside and we can take this story at face value. On the other hand, nothing would shock me about the uppermost hierarchy of this institution anymore, so I guess we'll have to wait and see.
(Via.)
---Baron V
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